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2023 Season Tidbits & Records


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THIS WEEK IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

AHSFHS.org Report
(Oct. 28, 2023)

Week Ten Tidbits & Records

Most playoff spots are filled, region champions are crowned and the post season is one week away. Here are a few tidbits from this week's football action.

   *   Be sure to catch our podcast this Sunday night as we will be posting a new episode. We will go over all the playoff scenarios for each and every region in the AHSAA. Also follow the Barber Shop Gurus on Wednesday morning for their latest game analysis and predictions. Last week the guys went 7-5 predicting the games.

   *   Monday we will unveil the AHSFHS Power Ratings for every team along with our Top Ten in each classification. Scoring averages are posted now.

   *   In case you missed it Percy Julian defeated Smiths Station 35-10 on Saturday.

   *   Most regions are set but only Class 2A is totally resolved today. Lots of tie breaker scenarios to play out next week when all the playoff matchups will become official.

   *   Once again we begin each week with the offenses and high scoring games and we had a few this week. A dozen teams put up 60 or more points on their opponents led by North Jackson who blasted D.A.R. 85-14.

   *   Upsets? The biggest upset according to the AHSFHS Power Ratings was Madison County defeating St. John Paul II 36-35 after entering the game as a 12 point underdog. Overall the Power Ratings predicted 173 of 195 games correctly this week for a winning percentage of 88.7%. We have been over the 84% mark since week three this year. Not bad if you ask me.

   *   Big region games? Catholic Montgomery beat Andalusia 27-14 in the biggest game of the week. Moody got by Southside 34-21 to create a three way tie for the region crown. Benjamin Russell defeated Helena for a region championship by a score of 20-17. Reeltown got by Highland Home 21-14 in a battle of unbeatens.

   *    Fyffe handed Coach Paul Benefield his 300th win as the head coach of the Red Devils by defeating Ider 46-0 for their 5th shutout of the season. He is only the second coach to do this behind Buddy Anderson.

   *   Close Games? None was closer than the controversial 55-54 win for St. Michael over T.R. Miller. A bad call by the officials on a two-point conversion will be talked about across the state for a while. Mars Hill escaped Scottsboro 36-35 as they continue to defeat larger schools.

   *   Statement wins? Mobile Christian throttled undefeated Thomasville 45-14. Russellville beat Fairview 31-14. Leroy shutout Millry 26-0.

   *   Early in the season it looked like Piedmont, Hoover and UMS-Wright might all three miss the playoffs but it appears all will be playing in the post season in 2023. Plainview defeated a beat up Ohatchee squad 38-14 to hand Piedmont the third spot in region six. UMS-Wright can wrap up the 4th spot in region one if they defeat Williamson next week and the Bucs will represent region three in 7A as the number four team with a 4-6 record.

   *   Huffman was shutout by Parker 56-0 and have been outscored 578-0 this season. The last team to not score a point in a season was Notasulga in 1965 when they were outscored 329-0 in nine games. The Vikings lost every game by at least 40 points in 2023. It is the second worst season when considering point differential. In 2016 J.F. Shields was outscored 630-14 in ten losses.

   *   Gulf Shores (9-0) is off to the best start in their school's history as the Dolphins dropped Vigor 42-12 this week. Locust Fork completed the regular season 10-0 for the first time ever after beating West End 51-12.

   *   B.B. Comer (10-0) also finished the regular season without a loss for the first time since 1995. Mary Montgomery is 10-0 for the first time since 1965. Mobile Christian is 10-0 for the first time since 1995 when they were a member of the AISA. West Morgan is 9-0 for their best start since 2002. Lowndes Academy is 10-0 for the first time since 1968. Congratulations to these schools.

   *   Off to bad starts? D.A.R. and Huffman have never finished a season 0-10 until this year. Calera last started a season 0-9 in 1993.

   * If we missed anything I will try to include it in our podcast tomorrow. We will go over all the playoff scenarios for each classification.

   *   Fyffe has been ranked by the ASWA for 162 consecutive weeks since the final poll in 2009.

   *   The longest winning streak belongs to Saraland who has won their last fifteen games following a big win over Theodore by a score of 42-13.

   *   Columbia now holds onto the longest losing streak at 81 straight contests. The Eagles lost to Lee Huntsville 52-12. They hold the all-time record for consecutive losses.

   *   Catholic Montgomery will top the list for with a 34 game region winning streak. They added one to this streak by defeating Andalusia 27-14.

   *   Barbour County has lost 65 consecutive region games after falling to Lanett by a score of 62-14.

   *   The #3 ranked Catholic Montgomery Knights have won 34 straight regular season games.

   *   Saraland has won 21 consecutive home games and will host a first round playoff games against McAdory in two weeks.

   *   Catholic Montgomery also holds onto the longest road winning streak having won 22 consecutive road games.

   *   Fyffe continues to dominate Class 2A as they have for the last ten seasons. The Red Devils have scored at least 46 points in every game since that first game loss. They are currently sitting on a string of 315 games without being shutout.

   *   Gordo, with an 8-1 record, has assured itself of the 31st consecutive winning season. The last time the Green Wave failed to win more games than they lost was in 1992 when they finished 4-6. The record belongs to Oneonta who had a run of 37 straight winning seasons between 1958-1994.

   *   Luverne has wrapped up their 41st consecutive playoff spot which is the record in Alabama. The last time the Tigers did not qualify for the playoffs was back in 1982.

   *   Millry was shutout by Leroy 26-0 in a battle for a region crown. It is the first time the Wildcats were held scoreless since 2018 some 66 games ago.

   *   Southern Choctaw chalked up the 500th win in program history as the Indians shutout Fruitdale 46-0 this week.

   *   Danny Horn won the 350th game of his hall of fame career as Central Clay County defeated Russell County 30-14. In his 35 year career his overall record stands at 350-96.

   *   Rod Hudson, the head football coach at Hackleburg, can tie John Hardin for the most victories at the school this week with a win over Cherokee. Coach Hudson has a record of 117-55 in 15 seasons leading the Panther's football program.

   *   Drew Gilmer surpassed Coach Jerry Wood as the winningest coach at Clay-Chalkville this week with the 62-7 victory over Shades Valley. Coach Gilmer has 76 wins at Clay-Chalkville in just seven seasons leading the Cougars.

   *   Mark Hudspeth accomplish the same feat at Gulf Shore as he moved past Duane Davis, the first coach for the Dolphins.

   *   Dustan Goode has 79 wins at Mortimer Jordan which ties him with Greg Watts for the most victories at the school. The Blue Devils will play at Fultondale this week.

Team approaching the 600 win club
  598 - Bibb County (598-430-38)

Team approaching the 500 win club
  499 - Hackleburg (499-438-29)
  496 - Greensboro (496-440-37)
  496 - Minor (496-485-22)
  495 - Hale County (495-441-24)

Coaches approaching the 300 win club
  297 - Rush Propst (Pell City) (297-115)

Coaches approaching the 200 win club
  195 - Mike Battles Jr. (Tallassee) (195-108)

Coaches approaching the 150 win club
  149 - Ernie Willingham (Collinsville) (149-96)
  148 - Doug Vickery (Flomaton) (148-115)
  147 - Mark Hastings (Lynn) (147-122)
  146 - Jamey DuBose (Orange Beach) (146-51)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club
  98 - Jeremy Perkins (Austin) (98-59)
  97 - David Smothers (Addison) (97-40)
  97 - Jason Massey (Leroy) (97-52)

Points scored in a game

* North Jackson set a team record in a win 85-14 over D.A.R. breaking the previous record set in a victory over Fairview 78-12 on 10/5/2018.

* St. Michael set a team record in a win 55-54 over T.R. Miller breaking the previous record set in a victory over Chickasaw 49-18 on 9/1/2023.

Points allowed in a game

* D.A.R. set a team record in a 85-14 loss to North Jackson breaking the previous record set in a loss to Randolph 75-13 on 10/13/2023.

* Horseshoe Bend set a team record in a 62-38 loss to Goshen tying the previous record set in a loss to Wadley 62-6 on 11/2/2017.

* Park Crossing set a team record in a 56-14 loss to Stanhope Elmore breaking the previous record set in a loss to Pike Road 52-8 on 9/30/2022.

Margin of Victory in a game

* Mary Montgomery set a team record by defeating Robertsdale 56-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Baker 61-6 on 10/22/1965.

* Shoals Christian set a team record by defeating Waterloo 68-0 breaking the previous record set when they defeated Faith Christian 103-42 on 9/22/2000.

Margin of Defeat in a game

* D.A.R. set a team record in a loss 85-14 to North Jackson breaking the previous record set when they lost to North Jackson 66-0 on 9/10/2010.

* Sheffield set a team record in a loss 64-12 to Lexington breaking the previous record set when they lost to Walker 51-0 on 11/8/1935.

* Wilson set a team record in a loss 70-8 to Deshler tying the previous record set when they lost to West Morgan 62-0 on 10/27/2023.

Points Scored by Both Teams in a Game

* Horseshoe Bend set a team record in a loss 62-38 to Goshen breaking the previous record set when they defeated Isabella 61-33 on 9/21/2012.

* T.R. Miller set a team record in a loss 55-54 to St. Michael breaking the previous record set in a loss to Opp 51-42 on 10/3/2014.

* Wenonah set a team record in a loss 49-35 to John Carroll breaking the previous record set when they defeated Corner 49-35 on 10/17/2014.

* St. Michael set a team record in a 55-54 victory over T.R. Miller breaking the previous record set in a loss to Excel 53-38 on 10/4/2019.

Teams with current school record winning streaks

* Saraland has won a team record 15 consecutive games since 10/28/2022.
* Locust Fork has won a team record 10 consecutive games since 8/24/2023.
* Gulf Shores has won a team record 9 consecutive games since 8/24/2023.

Teams with current school record losing streaks

* Columbia has lost a team record 81 consecutive games since 10/23/2015.
* A.L. Johnson has lost a team record 47 consecutive games since 10/19/2018.
* Vina has lost a team record 30 consecutive games since 10/16/2020.
* Robertsdale has lost a team record 23 consecutive games since 10/1/2021.
* Crossville has lost a team record 20 consecutive games since 8/21/2021.
* Albertville has lost a team record 17 consecutive games since 9/2/2022.
* Dallas County has lost a team record 15 consecutive games since 9/23/2022.
* D.A.R. has lost a team record 14 consecutive games since 9/30/2022.
* Snook Christian has lost a team record 11 consecutive games since 10/28/2022.
* Huffman has lost a team record 11 consecutive games since 10/21/2022.
* Valiant Cross Academy has lost a team record 10 consecutive games since 11/10/2022.

Teams that set a record for most wins in a season

* Banks Academy set a team record with a 9-1 record. That tops the previous mark of 6-5-0 in 2022.

* Cornerstone Christian set a team record with a 9-1 record. That ties the previous mark of 9-2-0 in 2009.

* Mary Montgomery set a team record with a 10-0 record. That ties the previous mark of 10-0-0 in 1965.

* St. Michael set a team record with a 6-4 record. That ties the previous mark of 6-3-0 in 2021.

* Sumter Central set a team record with a 4-5 record. That ties the previous mark of 4-7-0 in 2011.

* University Charter School set a team record with a 5-4 record. That tops the previous mark of 2-8-0 in 2022.

* Woodville set a team record with a 5-4 record. That ties the previous mark of 5-6-0 in 2020.

Teams that set a record for most losses in a season

* Alexandria set a team record with a 1-9 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 1-9-0 in 1948.

* Columbia set a team record with a 0-10 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 0-10-0 in 2021.

* D.A.R. set a team record with a 0-10 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 1-9-0 in 2022.

* Huffman set a team record with a 0-10 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 1-9-0 in 2022.

* Macon-East Academy set a team record with a 1-9 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 3-8-0 in 2015.

* Morgan Academy set a team record with a 1-9 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 1-9-0 in 2014.

* Oak Mountain set a team record with a 1-9 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 2-8-0 in 2018.

* Orange Beach set a team record with a 1-8 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 3-6-0 in 2020.

* Valiant Cross Academy set a team record with a 0-9 record. That tops the previous number of losses when they finished 2-8-0 in 2020.

* Whitesburg Christian set a team record with a 1-8 record. That ties the previous number of losses when they finished 2-8-0 in 2020.

Teams that set a record for most points scored in a season

* Clements set a team record by scoring 348 points. That tops the previous mark of 319 points set in 2021.

* Cornerstone Christian set a team record by scoring 500 points. That tops the previous mark of 414 points set in 2022.

* John Carroll set a team record by scoring 307 points. That tops the previous mark of 296 points set in 1998.

* Locust Fork set a team record by scoring 544 points. That tops the previous mark of 437 points set in 2014.

* Southern Prep Academy set a team record by scoring 444 points. That tops the previous mark of 366 points set in 2021.

* St. Michael set a team record by scoring 374 points. That tops the previous mark of 316 points set in 2021.

* University Charter School set a team record by scoring 232 points. That tops the previous mark of 162 points set in 2022.

* West Morgan set a team record by scoring 503 points. That tops the previous mark of 500 points set in 2022.

Teams that set a record for most points allowed in a season

* Abbeville Christian set a team record by allowing 459 points. That tops the previous mark of 442 points set in 2019.

* Alexandria set a team record by allowing 404 points. That tops the previous mark of 371 points set in 2011.

* Calera set a team record by allowing 398 points. That tops the previous mark of 354 points set in 2019.

* D.A.R. set a team record by allowing 625 points. That tops the previous mark of 416 points set in 2014.

* Elberta set a team record by allowing 341 points. That tops the previous mark of 329 points set in 2020.

* Geneva set a team record by allowing 383 points. That tops the previous mark of 363 points set in 2011.

* Hamilton set a team record by allowing 413 points. That tops the previous mark of 403 points set in 2015.

* Huffman set a team record by allowing 578 points. That tops the previous mark of 443 points set in 2021.

* Ider set a team record by allowing 360 points. That tops the previous mark of 358 points set in 2005.

* Jasper set a team record by allowing 338 points. That tops the previous mark of 336 points set in 2022.

* Montgomery Academy set a team record by allowing 379 points. That tops the previous mark of 374 points set in 2010.

* Morgan Academy set a team record by allowing 415 points. That tops the previous mark of 373 points set in 2014.

* Oak Mountain set a team record by allowing 384 points. That tops the previous mark of 370 points set in 2016.

* Pickens Academy set a team record by allowing 390 points. That tops the previous mark of 370 points set in 2018.

* Saks set a team record by allowing 397 points. That tops the previous mark of 355 points set in 2004.

* Sand Rock set a team record by allowing 351 points. That tops the previous mark of 319 points set in 2022.

* Section set a team record by allowing 438 points. That tops the previous mark of 400 points set in 2010.

* Sheffield set a team record by allowing 381 points. That tops the previous mark of 370 points set in 2015.

* Sparta Academy set a team record by allowing 439 points. That tops the previous mark of 423 points set in 2017.

* Tharptown set a team record by allowing 490 points. That tops the previous mark of 469 points set in 2011.

* Valiant Cross Academy set a team record by allowing 287 points. That tops the previous mark of 277 points set in 2020.

Teams off to great starts in 2023
* B.B. Comer last started a season 10-0 in 1995.
* Cherokee County last started a season 9-0 in 2009.
* Gulf Shores has never started 9-0 in a season.
* Leroy last started a season 8-0 in 2008.
* Loachapoka last started a season 9-0 in 2004.
* Locust Fork has never started 10-0 in a season.
* Lowndes Academy last started a season 10-0 in 1968.
* Mary Montgomery last started a season 10-0 in 1965.
* Mobile Christian last started a season 10-0 in 1995.
* West Morgan last started a season 9-0 in 2002.

Teams off to slow starts in 2023
* Albertville last started a season 0-9 in 2004.
* Ashville last started a season 0-9 in 2009.
* Calera last started a season 0-9 in 1993.
* D.A.R. has never started 0-10 in a season.
* Donoho last started a season 0-8 in 2009.
* Geneva County last started a season 0-9 in 2002.
* Hazel Green last started a season 0-9 in 2008.
* Huffman has never started 0-10 in a season.
* Jackson-Olin last started a season 0-9 in 2009.
* Saks last started a season 0-9 in 2004.
* Sumiton Christian last started a season 0-9 in 2009.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

In 1925 Langdale tied a record by defeating Milltown 125-0. Hamilton had set the record by thrashing Fayette 125-0 in 1915.